Weather Records on 12 February 1999

1,772 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 February 1999. Highest significance: Rainbow (Pella), AU.

Key Facts for 12 February 1999

On 12 February 1999, 1,772 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
974 were record highs and 258 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 138 monthly and 1,630 daily.
Rainbow (Pella) set a daily record precipitation of 68.0 mm (2.7 in) on 12 February 1999.
Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 475 records.

Record Map

1,772 stations

1,772 station records on 12 February 1999 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 February 1999: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Rainbow (Pella)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Gammon Ranges (Wooltana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Rainbow (Werrap (Oak-Lea))	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Bethany	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Clohesy River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	354.8 mm (14.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Burkes Flat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Kuranda Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	408.0 mm (16.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Evelyn State Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	300.0 mm (11.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Malanda Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	255.6 mm (10.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Port Isabel	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Kairi Research Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	230.0 mm (9.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Yungaburra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	248.0 mm (9.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Tinaroo Falls Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	280.0 mm (11.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Gleneagle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Basel Binningen	Switzerland	Record snow depth	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Portage Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Ravenshoe Kuradilla Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	354.0 mm (13.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Wentworth (Burtundy)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Beulah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Watersmeet	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Bealiba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Blasillo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bordertown (Inglewood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Balranald (Tillara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Wolseley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Cairns Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	275.8 mm (10.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Casterton (Roseneath)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Casterton Showgrounds	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Murtoa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hesperia 4 WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Irvinebank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	195.0 mm (7.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Prentice #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Geranium	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Meringa Sugar Exp STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	254.2 mm (10.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Jeparit	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Ag Farm	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Topaz Towalla Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	420.0 mm (16.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Finca A. Prusia	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Logansport Cicott St	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Charlevoix	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Chilton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dodgeville Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gammon Ranges (Wertaloona)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bannerton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Robinvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.4 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Birchip (Woodlands)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Samaria	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Valparaiso Wtr Wks	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Koonamore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Danggali Conservation Park (Hy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Innot Hot Springs Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	154.8 mm (6.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kurnwill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Naracoorte (Bettws-Y-Coed)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tyrendarra (Ellangowan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tancochapa	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gordonvale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	263.0 mm (10.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Elphinstone Pocket No1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	177.4 mm (7.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Watchem	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,772 records

Records set or tied on 12 February 1999 by type: Highest daily maximum 799, Lowest daily maximum 145, Highest daily minimum 175, Lowest daily minimum 113, Heaviest daily rainfall 465, Heaviest daily snowfall 28, Deepest snow cover 47.

Records on 12 February 1999 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	799
Lowest daily maximum	145
Highest daily minimum	175
Lowest daily minimum	113
Heaviest daily rainfall	465
Heaviest daily snowfall	28
Deepest snow cover	47

Records on 12 February 1999 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 138, daily 1,630.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,470 broken records

Margins by which the 1,470 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 300.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 February 1999

Top 20 records on 12 February 1999 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 February 1999	Rainbow (Pella), AU	daily rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	93 years	77 of 100 (Major)
12 February 1999	Gammon Ranges (Wooltana), AU	daily rain	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	97 years	76 of 100 (Major)
12 February 1999	Rainbow (Werrap (Oak-Lea)), AU	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	88 years	76 of 100 (Major)
12 February 1999	Bethany, US	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	98 years	72 of 100 (Major)
12 February 1999	Clohesy River, AU	monthly rain	354.8 mm (14.0 in)	145.8 mm (5.7 in)	49 years	70 of 100 (Major)
12 February 1999	Burkes Flat, AU	daily rain	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	93 years	69 of 100 (Major)
12 February 1999	Kuranda Railway Station, AU	daily rain	408.0 mm (16.1 in)	218.0 mm (8.6 in)	49 years	64 of 100 (Major)
12 February 1999	Evelyn State Forest, AU	monthly rain	300.0 mm (11.8 in)	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	22 years	62 of 100 (Major)
12 February 1999	Malanda Post Office, AU	daily rain	255.6 mm (10.1 in)	172.5 mm (6.8 in)	49 years	62 of 100 (Major)
12 February 1999	Port Isabel, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 years	62 of 100 (Major)
12 February 1999	Kairi Research Station, AU	daily rain	230.0 mm (9.1 in)	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	76 years	61 of 100 (Major)
12 February 1999	Yungaburra, AU	daily rain	248.0 mm (9.8 in)	149.2 mm (5.9 in)	49 years	61 of 100 (Major)
12 February 1999	Tinaroo Falls Dam, AU	monthly rain	280.0 mm (11.0 in)	118.0 mm (4.6 in)	22 years	60 of 100 (Major)
12 February 1999	Gleneagle, AU	daily rain	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	78.3 mm (3.1 in)	56 years	60 of 100 (Major)
12 February 1999	Basel Binningen, CH	daily snow depth	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	67 years	60 of 100 (Major)
12 February 1999	Portage Wwtp, US	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	33 years	60 of 100 (Major)
12 February 1999	Ravenshoe Kuradilla Street, AU	all-time rain	354.0 mm (13.9 in)	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	1 year	59 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1999	Wentworth (Burtundy), AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	110 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1999	Beulah, AU	daily rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1999	Watersmeet, US	monthly rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	89 years	59 of 100 (Notable)

Significance is a score from 0 to 100 combining margin, the age of the old record and the length of the station's record. How it is computed.

The Same Date in Other Years

1794 to 1999

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1999. 1999 had 1,772 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 02-12 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1798	2
1803	1
1811	1
1816	2
1829	4
1845	1
1847	2
1855	1
1856	2
1864	3
1865	3
1866	1
1867	1
1869	3
1870	2
1871	5
1873	2
1875	1
1877	1
1879	1
1880	2
1881	2
1885	2
1887	1
1888	1
1890	1
1891	1
1893	3
1894	15
1895	5
1896	8
1897	1
1898	7
1899	15
1900	1
1901	5
1902	7
1903	7
1904	12
1905	22
1906	3
1907	15
1908	16
1909	9
1910	30
1911	16
1912	22
1913	12
1914	96
1915	16
1916	29
1917	25
1918	55
1919	37
1920	19
1921	32
1922	82
1923	103
1924	105
1925	248
1926	118
1927	71
1928	377
1929	283
1930	229
1931	275
1932	641
1933	195
1934	263
1935	162
1936	803
1937	729
1938	853
1939	253
1940	217
1941	275
1942	263
1943	404
1944	461
1945	310
1946	391
1947	710
1948	862
1949	618
1950	537
1951	505
1952	281
1953	232
1954	581
1955	1,099
1956	402
1957	375
1958	700
1959	492
1960	240
1961	683
1962	1,054
1963	752
1964	500
1965	946
1966	532
1967	555
1968	456
1969	554
1970	519
1971	579
1972	481
1973	841
1974	520
1975	878
1976	787
1977	857
1978	1,203
1979	1,719
1980	685
1981	1,655
1982	905
1983	1,444
1984	1,329
1985	1,428
1986	950
1987	660
1988	1,278
1989	511
1990	1,042
1991	636
1992	992
1993	728
1994	1,230
1995	1,272
1996	1,110
1997	940
1998	1,437
1999	1,772
2000	929
2001	859
2002	1,478
2003	613
2004	1,055
2005	966
2006	848
2007	709
2008	924
2009	1,088
2010	1,326
2011	959
2012	852
2013	527
2014	1,168
2015	709
2016	912
2017	1,494
2018	810
2019	1,053
2020	754
2021	1,634
2022	509
2023	469
2024	694
2025	1,802
2026	422

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Sources: Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	1,415
50 to 100	36
100 to 150	11
150 to 200	5
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	1